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Code for the twitter bot nyt_diff

NYTdiff

Code for the twitter bot @nyt_diff.

The phantomjs binary needs to be installed and the path updated in the run_diff.sh file.

Twitter keys and the NYT API key for the "Top Stories V2" service are needed, values of this keys need to be entered in the run_diff.sh file.

Font: Merriweather. Background pattern: Paper Fibers.

If you wish to build your own version check this fork that reads RSS feeds and this project that is in part based on nyt_diff and also checks RSS feeds.

Bots with similar functionality that I am aware of (please let me know of others).

site bot
ABC Digital EditandoAbc
Ámbito af_diff
AP ~~ap_diff~~
BBC ~~bbc_diff~~
Breitbart News breitbart_diff
Calgary Herald ~~yyc_herald_diff~~
Canadaland ~~canadaland_diff~~
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ~~cbc_diff~~
Clarín cl_diff
CNN ~~cnn_diff~~
Cronista cc_diff
Daily Mail ~~dailymail_diff~~
Fox News ~~fox_diff~~
Israeli News Websites ILNewsDiff
The Globe and Mail ~~globemail_diff~~
The Guardian guardian_diff
Infobae ib_diff
Le Monde lemonde_diff
La Nación ln_diff
La Presse ~~lapresse_diff~~
La Repubblica ~~repubblica_diff~~
Le Soir lesoir_diff
Página/12 p12_diff
Reuters ~~reuters_diff~~
RT ~~rt_edits~~
Stuff stuff_diff
Telegraph ~~telegraph_diff~~
Todo Noticias ~~tn_diff~~
The Toronto Star ~~torstar_diff~~
Valeurs Actuelles valeurs_diff
Wall Street Journal wsj_diff
The Washington Post wapo_diff
White House Blog whitehouse_diff

Some bot accounts are currently (November 2020) suspended by twitter and have been ~~strikethrough~~.